Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
I am indebted to the Borough Pathologist, Dr H. W.
Southgate, for the figures given in the appended tables:
TABLE A V.
Swabs for Diphtheria | Virulence tests for Diphtheria | Sputum for Tub. Bac. | Pus for Tub. Bac. | Pus for Gonococci. | Pus for other organisms | Blood for Typhoid Groups | Blood for Wassermann | Material for Spirochaetes | Faeces for Typhoid Group | Hair for Ringworm | Examination of Urine | Examination of Pleural Fluid | Examination of C.S. Fluid | Other Examinations | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other Institutions | Neg. | 368 | ... | 88 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Pos. | 10 | 3 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Other Instns. ofCorporation | Neg. | 119 | ... | ... | 34 | 62 | 44 | 132 | 8 | ... | 50 | 1 9 | 43 | ... | 2 | 74 |
Pos. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | |||||
For School Medical | Neg. | 4933 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 16 |
Pos. | 183 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||||
For Tub. Dispensary | Neg. | 2 | ... | 785 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Pos. | ... | 478 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
For Borough Hospital | Neg. | 9 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||||
Pos. | 7 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
Mayday Hos. | Neg. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 194 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 18 | 125 | ||
Pos. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
For private practitioners | Neg. | 1800 | 633 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 8 | ... | 180 | ... | 59 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
Pos. | 250 | 2 | 99 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 26 | ... |